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West Metro Select Rush

West Metro Select Rush's player-centered approach, backed with a national-level program and elite-level coaching, provides a positive playing and learning environment that fosters long-term player development and personal growth. We strive to provide our players with the highest quality soccer training and development in America. Rush provides top-quality opportunities for players at all levels. The club employs talented full-time and part-time coaching staff with vast experience of the youth soccer across the US and the world. The quality of coaching is a major factor in the playing success of the club.

Pablo has an extensive playing background that includes multiple honors and titles from his career in Brazil, Europe and the United States. Professional clubs include: Guarani (Sao Paulo), and Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) in Brazil, Fresno Pacific University, Fresno Fuego, Panthrakikos (Greece), Gais (Sweden), San Jose Earthquakes, Real Salt Lake (MLS Cup Champions), Carolina RailHawks (Regular Season Champion), San Antonio (Regular Season Champion), and Miami. In 2013, he was a member of the inaugural season for the Minnesota United.

His awards and records include; NSCAA/Adidas NAIA Men’s All-American Award (2007), PDL the MVP/Golden boot (2007), MLS Cup Champion (2009), NASL MVP/ Golden Boot (2012), most goals in a season (NASL 2012) NASL Single season goal scoring record (2012), he became NASL All Time Leading Scorer in 2015.

Pablo’s coaching experience includes working with many players at either collegiate or professional levels within the Brazilian club system. In Minnesota, he has been a part of the Girls Soccer Centennial High School Coaching Staff for 3 years. Those teams have been four time section finalists, had three state tournament appearances and won one state tournament. Additionally, he has worked with college athlete’s and he has been the head coach at St. Paul Academy. He also participated in multiple soccer camps in surrounding communities of Minnesota as a Minnesota United player.

Adrian is a former soccer player from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He played for various clubs in Brazil before moving to Japan, where he played for Shizuoka FC. After that, Adrian played for Atlético San Juan, Puerto Rico, for his first professional league experience, reaching the semi-finals that year. In Puerto Rico, Adrian played for other clubs as well, like Puerto Rico United, Bayamon FC, Guaynabo Fluminense and Leones of Ponce, when he became champion.

Throughout his career, Adrian also played for BregalnicaStip (Macedonia), Real Juventud of Santa Barbara (Honduras), Hollywood United (Los Angeles). In Vancouver, Canada, he played at the premier level for 2 years. Coach Adrian spent some time in Brazil studying for the next challenge in his life that was to become a Coach. Back in Los Angeles, he followed Rildo Menezes, a well - known Brazilian superstar who played alongside Brazilian king Pele, and his father, who is currently with Santa Monica United, both are his mentors.

Currently, Adrian is coaching a soccer club and high school soccer. He has a lot of soccer experience to guide soccer players on the right path.